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What happened to the bold, kicky promise of writing instruction in the 1960s? The current conservative trend in composition is analyzed allegorically by Geoffrey Sirc in this book-length homage to Charles Deemer's 1967 article, in which the theories and practices of Happenings artists (multi-di...

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Main Author: Sirc, Geoffrey Michael
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, [2002]
Subjects:
English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching > Psychological aspects.
English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching > Social aspects.
Academic writing > Study and teaching > Psychological aspects.
Academic writing > Study and teaching > Social aspects.
Language and culture.
Happenings (Art)
English language.
Literature.
Language and languages.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:What happened to the bold, kicky promise of writing instruction in the 1960s? The current conservative trend in composition is analyzed allegorically by Geoffrey Sirc in this book-length homage to Charles Deemer's 1967 article, in which the theories and practices of Happenings artists (multi-disciplinary performance pioneers) were used to invigorate college writing.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (318 pages, 23 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-309) and index.
ISBN:0874214637
9780874214635